Ho Chi Minh Declaration Of Independence

The Declaration of Independence of Vietnam first expresses the idea that Vietnam was under the French rule for over 80 years. During this era, Vietnam had to face a lot of distress, “more than two million of our fellow-citizens died from starvation.” When Japan attacked Vietnam during World War II, the French did not fight back but instead handed over Vietnam to the Japanese. The Vietnamese still were treated by the Japanese in a cruel manner. The declaration expresses that it is now that all men and women deserve to be treated equally including the people of Vietnam and they too should have the right to claim their independence.
Ho Chi Minh was born as Nguyen Sinh Cung on May 19, 1890 in the province of Nghe An, now in central Vietnam.